Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Cat Sitters in Korea |
Jung, Bong-Kwang
(Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Song, Hyemi (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Lee, Sang-Eun (Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, Korea National Research Institute of Health, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention) Kim, Min-Jae (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Cho, Jaeeun (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Shin, Eun-Hee (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Chai, Jong-Yil (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) |
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